Shangshu Wang put on his court robes and hurried into the palace. His colleagues who used to envy and hate him all looked at him with mocking eyes.

"Minister Wang, I heard that Prince Heng and your daughter's wedding is coming soon. I'm sure you're so happy that you can't even sleep."

Wang Shangshu's archenemy, Li Shangshu, seized this opportunity and provoked him with a sarcastic smile on his face.

Minister Wang's beard jumped up in anger and he had no choice but to glare at him fiercely.

Seeing him being humiliated, Minister Li was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. Everyone entered the hall and started the morning court.

Because the morning court only discussed state affairs, Shangshu Wang had no chance to talk to the emperor. It was only after the morning court that he found an excuse to go to the imperial study to find the emperor.

When they arrived at the Imperial Study, Minister Wang knelt down and kowtowed. The Emperor was quite surprised and asked, "What happened that makes you so panicked?"

"I beg the emperor to forgive me for my innocence, so I dare to say this." When Minister Wang thought about canceling the engagement with the royal family, his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

The emperor frowned slightly, but still nodded in agreement, forgiving him. Only then did Minister Wang tremble and say that he wanted the emperor to cancel the engagement.

"Oh, you want to break off the engagement? Why? Are you dissatisfied with the marriage I granted you?" The emperor always kept his word. At this moment, he was very displeased with Minister Wang's disobedience to him.

Minister Wang gritted his teeth and finally said for the sake of his daughter's happiness. "My daughter is not worthy of Prince Heng because of her lack of talent and knowledge and her ugly appearance. I beg the emperor to revoke his order."

“You know that if you break the engagement with the royal family, your daughter will never be able to marry anyone else and will be alone for the rest of her life.” The emperor’s face looked very ugly.

How could Minister Wang not know this? The dignity of the royal family is inviolable. Even if Prince Heng is impotent, it is not the turn of a small minister to cancel the engagement.

But things have come to this point. Shangshu Wang would rather let his daughter die at home than let her marry into the palace and be ridiculed by others.

"I know, and I am willing to bear all the consequences. I only hope that the emperor can revoke his order." Minister Wang knocked his head heavily on the floor. That was his last struggle for his daughter.

The emperor was furious at being humiliated and directly put Shangshu Wang, who wanted to cancel the engagement, into jail. He also issued an edict to execute him in the autumn.

This suddenness caused Wang Lanye to faint after hearing the news.

Lin Zhan in the palace had never thought that the emperor would actually execute Wang Lanye's father, and was a little anxious for a moment. "No, if Minister Wang dies, it will be because of me."

Thinking of this, Lin Zhan bit her lip. For a moment, she couldn't think of a better way. Was she really going to let Wang Lanye go back to her original path?

In fact, in the original book, Wang Lanye was not happy after marrying Jun Beiyu.

After all, Jun Beiyu and Si Xueyi are the official couple in the original book. Even if the two have not clarified it, they are still having an affair in private.

This made Wang Lanye a laughing stock in all of Shangjing, and if it wasn't for completing the mission, Jun Beiyu would not have been willing to touch her at all, even though Wang Lanye ended up getting pregnant.

However, due to the manipulation of Green Tea Princess Xueyi, Wang Lanye lost her only child in her life and has never been pregnant since then.

Even at the end, when Jun Beiyu ascended the throne, Wang Lanye did not sit on the throne of queen. Instead, Si Xueyi, who had no official status, sat on the throne of queen.

Without the emperor's favor and without offspring, Wang Lanye became the most miserable person in the harem and finally died miserably in the cold palace.

It was because of this outcome that Lin Zan wanted to save Wang Lanye once and did not want her to marry Jun Beiyu. However, he did not expect to backfire and instead harmed Wang Lanye in another way.

Thinking of this, Lin Zan hurriedly went to find Liu Qiuchan and told her what had happened.

After learning about this, Liu Qiuchan said to Lin Zhan with a serious face, "You acted too impulsively in this matter. No matter what, Prince Heng is still a prince. For the sake of the royal family's reputation, the emperor will not allow Minister Wang to cancel the engagement."

"Sister, I was wrong. I don't know if there is any room for turning back on this matter." Lin Zhan said to Liu Qiuchan while gritting his teeth.

Liu Qiuchan sat there thinking for a moment, then sighed. "The only way now is to let the emperor know that Prince Heng has a hidden illness. Maybe the emperor will spare his life for the sake of Minister Wang's years of hard work."

"This is the only way." Lin Zhan said guiltily.

Afterwards, Liu Qiuchan took the opportunity of delivering chicken soup to the emperor in the imperial study to vaguely spread the rumors.

When the emperor heard rumors that Prince Heng was incompetent and the matter became a hot topic, his hand, which was reviewing memorials, suddenly paused.

"So that's why. No wonder." A thoughtful look emerged between the emperor's brows, as if he had understood why Minister Wang wanted to cancel the engagement.

However, the emperor still said to Liu Qiuchan with a serious look, "Unconfirmed rumors are just rumors after all. Let the director of the Imperial Hospital go to Prince Heng's mansion to see if this matter is true."

"It's the emperor." Liu Qiuchan said from the side.

Soon, people from the Imperial Hospital arrived at Prince Heng's mansion. When Jun Beiyu learned that they were sent by the Emperor, his face looked extremely ugly and pale.

The imperial edict could not be disobeyed, so Jun Beiyu could only let the dean examine him. When the dean felt Jun Beiyu's pulse, his expression was a little strange.

"Director, how is my health?" Jun Beiyu seemed to be asking about the result anxiously.

Yuan Zheng put his hand back, then said with a serious frown, "Prince Heng, have you eaten anything that you don't normally eat recently?"

"I have always been cautious about my diet and never use anything of unknown origin." Jun Beiyu said immediately.

The director nodded without saying anything more. He asked the servants of the palace to explain in detail the food Jun Beiyu had eaten during this period, and also fetched water from the well for inspection.

When checking the water in the well, the director's expression changed slightly, but he did not bring it up. Instead, he prescribed some medicine for Jun Beiyu and left the palace.

Sitting in the carriage, Qin Shang respectfully asked the director, "Master, I noticed that your expression was different just now. Is there something else going on with Prince Heng?"

"You guessed correctly. King Heng was poisoned, and the poison was given by your junior sister. After all, only your junior sister could think of such a method. But there is one thing I don't understand."

There was a hint of doubt between the director's brows.